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EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
The Board ofEducation, its officers and employees, shall not discriminate against any student, employee, or applicanton the basis of race, color, national origin,creed, religion, marital status, sex, age or disability.
This policyof nondiscrimination includes: access byall students to educational programs, counseling services forstudents, course offerings, and student activities; as wellas recruitment and appointment of employees and employmentpay, benefits, advancement and/or terminations.
The Boardauthorizes the Superintendent of Schools to establish such rules,
regulations andprocedures necessary to implement and maintain this policy.
Cross-ref: 5311.3, Student Complaints and Grievances
9110, Equal Employment Opportunity
9140.1, Staff Complaints and Grievances
Ref: Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 USC12133
Civil RightsAct of 1964, Title VI, 42 USC 2000C-d
Civil RightsAct of 1964, Title VII, 42 USC 2000C-e
ExecutiveOrder 11246, as amended by E.O.11375 Equal Pay Act, as
amendedby the Education Amendments of 1972
Title IX,Education Amendments of 1972, 20 USC 1681
RehabilitationAct of 1973 504,29 USC 794
Educationfor All Handicapped Children Act of 1975
Adoption date: September, 1997
BOEreview date: February, 2009
Next BOE review date: February, 2014